linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] Removal of a few obsolete input drivers

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.2408090122060.61955@angie.orcam.me.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 01:24:42 +0100 (BST)
From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...am.me.uk>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
cc: linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
    Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@....cz>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>, 
    Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] Removal of a few obsolete input drivers

On Thu, 8 Aug 2024, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> I am wondering if it is not the time to retire bus mice drivers since
> they have been out of favor for close to 30 years, as well as 3 drivers
> for portables from late '90s to early 2000.

 Are these drivers broken, e.g. fail to compile or crash the system?  
Otherwise what's the gain from removal?

  Maciej